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has there been any federal resources that have gone to west virginia? >> the department of labor's mine safety division and fema both have dispatched teams. they are there. the president, as you know, spoke with the governor last evening, pledged our full support and cooperation in the investigation. and that is obviously currently ongoing. >> this mine seemed to have a pretty significant history. has the president considered any review or overhaul of federal oversight of the mine? >> first and foremost, obviously our thoughts and prayers are with the families who have lost loved ones. and for those we continue to pray for a miracle for those who are missing. i think rescue and recovery is our first in our mind right now secondly, we want to see obviously a thorough investigation, as you heard the governor and others discuss. the president, as i said, has pledged his full cooperation and resources for that investigation. i think legislative plans about that might better be addressed at the conclusion of that investigation when we have a few more details
has there been any federal resources that have gone to west virginia? >> the department of labor's mine safety division and fema both have dispatched teams. they are there. the president, as you know, spoke with the governor last evening, pledged our full support and cooperation in the investigation. and that is obviously currently ongoing. >> this mine seemed to have a pretty significant history. has the president considered any review or overhaul of federal oversight of the mine?...
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virginia did not su seed over slavery. virginia stayed in the union at the time of fort sumter. what took them out of the union when abraham lincoln said, we want 75,000 volunteers, your militia and your soldiers in the union to attack the deep south and bring them back to the union, they said we're not going to kill our kinsman. that's how virginia left the union. >> they refused to take sides against the union with the rebels? >> they refused to send their sons to kill their kinfolk. >> to bring back the union? >> kill their kinfolk. >> i think that's a technical point. virginia had slavery and believed in slavery and would have kept it had there not been a civil war. >> wait a minute. there were eight slave states in the union at the time of fort sumter and seven in the confederacy. >> gentlemen, that's not the point. >> the point of the civil war was slavery. >> the point today is bob mcdonnell missed an important opportunity. i'm also a proud great great granddaughter of slaves and we were owned by the phinneys of virginia. that is an american story. there is a broader amer
virginia did not su seed over slavery. virginia stayed in the union at the time of fort sumter. what took them out of the union when abraham lincoln said, we want 75,000 volunteers, your militia and your soldiers in the union to attack the deep south and bring them back to the union, they said we're not going to kill our kinsman. that's how virginia left the union. >> they refused to take sides against the union with the rebels? >> they refused to send their sons to kill their...
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she's live near the mine in naoma, west virginia. we heard the governor also mention possibly a seismic test somewhere around 11:30. what do you know about that test and what are they going to do? >> on the surface of the mine they will set off three shots or three small explosions. it is called a seismic test. the idea is it will send a signal deep into the mine. if those four missing miners are alive, they are trained to tap 10 times so they could hear them back up at the top of the mine. that would be a signal those miners are, in fact, still alive. we should note, they did not do a seismic test. but when they got that first bore hole through at 4:15 in the morning, got down 1,090 feet, better, faster than expected, they did not have any signs of life. officials say, look, there's still a sliver of hope we didn't hear or couldn't hear their banging or whatever it may be. they are hopeful, there's a sliver of hope they could find those four missing miners alive, even though, of course, the governor admits it was a horrific blast th
she's live near the mine in naoma, west virginia. we heard the governor also mention possibly a seismic test somewhere around 11:30. what do you know about that test and what are they going to do? >> on the surface of the mine they will set off three shots or three small explosions. it is called a seismic test. the idea is it will send a signal deep into the mine. if those four missing miners are alive, they are trained to tap 10 times so they could hear them back up at the top of the...
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nbc's brian mooar is in naoma, west virginia. any more on those ambulances rushing to the scene about a half hour ago? >> reporter: they weren't rushing to the scene and we can't read too much into it other than we saw some ambulances heading in that general direction and on previous mine disasters saw this. they're lining up the pieces and officials are doing everything they can on that mountain to get the rescue workers inside. make no mistake about it. this is a pains taking process. they have to dig the holes first, six-inch diameter holes to try to vent some of this noxious, explosive methane, and then once they have gotten some of that out they had to take some of the ratings to make sure it's safe for rescue workers, 30 have been standing by to be able to go in and begin their search. we're told this was a massive explosion so it's really difficult as they go into this mine, make their way in, to even see their way through as they're sort of feeling their ed. >> brian, also, what are they doing to get new ventilation into
nbc's brian mooar is in naoma, west virginia. any more on those ambulances rushing to the scene about a half hour ago? >> reporter: they weren't rushing to the scene and we can't read too much into it other than we saw some ambulances heading in that general direction and on previous mine disasters saw this. they're lining up the pieces and officials are doing everything they can on that mountain to get the rescue workers inside. make no mistake about it. this is a pains taking process....
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. >> this weekend on c-span2's "book tv," from the virginia festival of the book, on the best-selling "immortal life of henriette lax." president reagan's ambassador to the u.s.s.r. on the gorbachev's role in bringing down the soviet empire. princeton university professor on inventing the idea of a white race, it in the history of white people. find the entire weekend schedule at book tv.org and follow us on twitter. >> "washington journal" continues. host: julie appleby of kaiser health news. the health-care bill has been passed and signed. when does it take effect? guest: a very good question. parts of it take effect this year. the majority of it, the big things people heard about, are probably a little further out, 2014 -- the federal subsidies to help you buy coverage, the exchanges where you will go to buy coverage, the in -- requirement insurers not -- people who have pre consisting conditions. host: pre-existing does not take effect until then? guest: there is one area where it does, that is children under 19 with a pre-existing medical condition. remember, there was a bit of a
. >> this weekend on c-span2's "book tv," from the virginia festival of the book, on the best-selling "immortal life of henriette lax." president reagan's ambassador to the u.s.s.r. on the gorbachev's role in bringing down the soviet empire. princeton university professor on inventing the idea of a white race, it in the history of white people. find the entire weekend schedule at book tv.org and follow us on twitter. >> "washington journal" continues....
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we could see large hail around pittsburgh, west virginia, areas of virginia itself when the cold front sweeps on through. now, as far as right now, tallahassee was hit pretty hard with some gusty winds and heavy rain and lightning this morning. now that is beginning to head out, valdosta has some pretty bad storms and further to the north up around is a vsavannah. this was a well predicted storm, we thought we'd have these large, destructive tornadoes. won't be the case today. but unfortunately sometimes the forecast did come true. >> unfortunately you had it pinpointed for yesterday. thank you very much, bill karins. >>> more live reports on the tornados that hit the southeast coming up later this hour. for the latest forecast and the weather where you are, you can head to weather.com. >>> coast guard officials in louisiana now say oil is leaking into the gulfs as a result of the massive rig that exploded last week. the well head on the ocean floor is releasing as much as 100,000 barrels of oil a day into the water. british petroleum is investigating how to stop that leak. >>> preside
we could see large hail around pittsburgh, west virginia, areas of virginia itself when the cold front sweeps on through. now, as far as right now, tallahassee was hit pretty hard with some gusty winds and heavy rain and lightning this morning. now that is beginning to head out, valdosta has some pretty bad storms and further to the north up around is a vsavannah. this was a well predicted storm, we thought we'd have these large, destructive tornadoes. won't be the case today. but unfortunately...
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. >>> setback at that west virginia mine. rescue crews got inside, but now the quality of air has become too dangerous and crews are being pulled out. what happens next. >>> tiger woods, it's just a few hours away from teeing off the masters, but before his first drive, a haunting new ad is creating a lot of buzz. it featuring the voice of his voice. >> you'll find out what thinking was, i want to find out what your feelings are, and did you learn anything? >> advertising guru donny deutsch will join me to talk about this ad. what does donny, think and what are people on the blog saying about it? this is a hot topic today. >>> we saturday off with a diplomat from the middle east as he caused a bomb scare aboard a united airlines flight last nichlt federal marshals confronted the man, a diplomat from qatar, after he emerged from the bathroom smelling of smoke. smoked a cigarette and tried to cover it up, and then reportedly made a flippant comment to light his shoes. that was enough for the marshals to apprehend him. two fight
. >>> setback at that west virginia mine. rescue crews got inside, but now the quality of air has become too dangerous and crews are being pulled out. what happens next. >>> tiger woods, it's just a few hours away from teeing off the masters, but before his first drive, a haunting new ad is creating a lot of buzz. it featuring the voice of his voice. >> you'll find out what thinking was, i want to find out what your feelings are, and did you learn anything? >>...
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right now rescuers in west virginia are in a stand by mode. crews had entered into the mine before dawn but then dangerous gas levels forced an evacuation. nbc news' brian mooar is in naoma, west virginia for more on this. what are the chances of them getting back into the mine before darkness tonight? >> well, ed, they're really hoping to get back in right around 7:00 this evening when we're going to get another briefing but officials were very frank about it. those crews were angry when they were yanked out of that mine. to give you an idea of how close this was they have a sort of threshold of 5% of a buildup of explosive gases before they had to get out. it got to 5.4%. they told the crews to double time it out of there. they really did not want to do that. just like all these families who have been waiting for some measure of closure they really wanted to get in there and they got so close, they got within 500 feet. keep in mind, they went almost five miles into this mountain. within 500 feet of the area they were looking for and then ord
right now rescuers in west virginia are in a stand by mode. crews had entered into the mine before dawn but then dangerous gas levels forced an evacuation. nbc news' brian mooar is in naoma, west virginia for more on this. what are the chances of them getting back into the mine before darkness tonight? >> well, ed, they're really hoping to get back in right around 7:00 this evening when we're going to get another briefing but officials were very frank about it. those crews were angry when...
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nbc's norah o'donnell is in naoma, west virginia. norah, what are the chances and tell us about the search for the miners that they believe to be still alive? >> reporter: well, the governor of this state, governor mansion, tells me the odds are long that those four miners who are still missing will be found alive. still, they are literally trying to move earth in order to try and rescue them. they've got crews up there bulldozing essentially an access road so they can drill 1,100 feet into the earth to essentially allow the relief of some gases that are explosive. they're worried about the methane gas and they're worried about carbon monoxide gas. we had been told earlier this morning that may take 12 hours. now we're being told it will be wednesday night. the process is slow going. you can imagine what it's like for family members knowing one of their loved ones may still be trapped more than 1,000 feet below in that mine. excruciating. the family members, we're told, have pulled together. a lot of them have spent a lot of time up
nbc's norah o'donnell is in naoma, west virginia. norah, what are the chances and tell us about the search for the miners that they believe to be still alive? >> reporter: well, the governor of this state, governor mansion, tells me the odds are long that those four miners who are still missing will be found alive. still, they are literally trying to move earth in order to try and rescue them. they've got crews up there bulldozing essentially an access road so they can drill 1,100 feet...
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that was in west virginia in 2006. as you say, massey didn't just pay multi million dollar fines there, they were found guilty in a criminal case on that. >> right. >> and yet we are still seeing safety violations related to ventilation, related to some of the same things that killed those miners in west virginia in 2006. if fines don't work, increased regulations don't work, what works? >> it's a good question. this is a political problem. this is about the fact that don blankenship basically is the biggest political power in west virginia. nobody wants to stand up to him. he goes after politicians who do anything that he doesn't like. he spent $3.5 million a few years ago in attack ads against a state supreme court justice who had made a decision in a case that he didn't like. the word on the street in west virginia is you don't mess with don. and there's just -- it's just a really simple kind of intimidation that goes on. and in these mines, you know -- you know, it's not as all above board as we would like to think
that was in west virginia in 2006. as you say, massey didn't just pay multi million dollar fines there, they were found guilty in a criminal case on that. >> right. >> and yet we are still seeing safety violations related to ventilation, related to some of the same things that killed those miners in west virginia in 2006. if fines don't work, increased regulations don't work, what works? >> it's a good question. this is a political problem. this is about the fact that don...
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virginia celebrates the confederacy. that's also where we start tonight, with governor's bob mcdonald's decision to declare april -- rob reagan, a former radio talk show host working on a book about his dad. and pat buchanan and msnbc analyst. start with what happened in minnesota today. it's an amazing event. we'll get to the confederate stuff later. what's going on? wooe going to show you right now. here's governor palin today with bachmann. these are fascinating political figures. very good on the stump. much more exciting than mitch mcconnell or john boehner. the so-called elected leaders of the republican -- here's the new star power of the republican party. let's watch, today. >> on the outside i am here to testify she is 20 times more beautiful on the inside. please help me welcome governor sarah palin. >> you know, pat, i think i had a small role here in hosting this program one day when michele bachmann came on and said we ought to have a media investigation for anti-americanism. you were here. out of that a cat
virginia celebrates the confederacy. that's also where we start tonight, with governor's bob mcdonald's decision to declare april -- rob reagan, a former radio talk show host working on a book about his dad. and pat buchanan and msnbc analyst. start with what happened in minnesota today. it's an amazing event. we'll get to the confederate stuff later. what's going on? wooe going to show you right now. here's governor palin today with bachmann. these are fascinating political figures. very good...
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host: let's take this call from tim in the west virginia. caller: i would like to find out why you are going up against kevin mcdonald because he has written articles about how these -- it seems like you are a zionist front. have you read that article? she called i have read all of missed -- guest: i have read all of mr. macdonald's work. it is not discouragement of the jewish neo-cons. the the reality is what he theorizes, in his infamous trilogy is that he theorizes that jews have a collective, evolutionary strategy that because jews generally live in societies in which they are outnumbered, that what they do collectively, through some sort of -- i guess they get this from the clouds -- they work collectively and secretly to undermine the white, christian societies that are hosts for them. the idea is that jews urged other people to enter-mary, they try to weaken christianity. the whole reason for this is that so white society will be weakened in order that the jews will not be attacked. your friend kevin mcdonald has suggested such things
host: let's take this call from tim in the west virginia. caller: i would like to find out why you are going up against kevin mcdonald because he has written articles about how these -- it seems like you are a zionist front. have you read that article? she called i have read all of missed -- guest: i have read all of mr. macdonald's work. it is not discouragement of the jewish neo-cons. the the reality is what he theorizes, in his infamous trilogy is that he theorizes that jews have a...
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shootings at virginia tech. flowers honoring each of the victims. rema samaha, one of them. there were the precious images of her dancing before the attack. >> it's not something you get through. just something you adjust to. >> samaha's family has been fighting to close a glaring loophole. gun shows where people buy guns without a background check, without any questions asked. it was a year ago, abc news followed her brother to this gun show in richmond, virginia. we gave him one hour and $5,000 cash. within minutes while still in line he bought his first gun. >> this is what? >> this is a glock. >> you got this before you even got in the show? >> yeah, he was sitting outside of the door. went up to him. how much you want for it? 450 bucks. >> a glock handgun. same kind of gun used to kill at virginia tech. >> reporter: inside omar made purchase after purchase. not one background check, he emerged carrying in this case a semi automatic assault weapon. >> what did they ask? >> nothing, nothing. i just went up, g
shootings at virginia tech. flowers honoring each of the victims. rema samaha, one of them. there were the precious images of her dancing before the attack. >> it's not something you get through. just something you adjust to. >> samaha's family has been fighting to close a glaring loophole. gun shows where people buy guns without a background check, without any questions asked. it was a year ago, abc news followed her brother to this gun show in richmond, virginia. we gave him one...
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coal, west virginia with varying numbers of the missing and unaccounted for. the latest we have is 19. here is rachael maddow. good evening, rachel.
coal, west virginia with varying numbers of the missing and unaccounted for. the latest we have is 19. here is rachael maddow. good evening, rachel.
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heart break in west virginia, the four missing west virginia coal miners have been found dead deep inside the mine, shattered by a powerful explosion on monday. their debt bringing the total killed by that blast 29, making this the worst u.s. coal mining disaster since 1970. we'll have much more on the developing story in our next news break. back to bulls and bears. >> brenda: buy health insurance or lose the tax refund. the irs boss saying his agency has the power to do it. if you disowe bare the health care law, we've been worrying about these in the law. >> a lot of stuff is coming out after the thing is passed and sure enough. now we find out that the irs is going to be empower today make sure we comply with health insurance, if we don't they can fine you $750 or 2% of the income. if you don't pay they'll take out of the refund and god forbid you don't have a refund and still don't want to pay, put you in jail. this stuff is ridiculous, heavy hand of the law looking over your shoulder. >> brenda: who else to do it, the irs. we are a nation of laws and regulations and that's what sepa
heart break in west virginia, the four missing west virginia coal miners have been found dead deep inside the mine, shattered by a powerful explosion on monday. their debt bringing the total killed by that blast 29, making this the worst u.s. coal mining disaster since 1970. we'll have much more on the developing story in our next news break. back to bulls and bears. >> brenda: buy health insurance or lose the tax refund. the irs boss saying his agency has the power to do it. if you...
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city of west virginia, there has been an explosion. it was this afternoon at the upper big branch south mine. it has left seven miners dead, 19 miners unaccounted for. one injured miner is reportedly in intensive care tonight, and the charleston area medical center says it is preparing for more patients. rescue efforts reportedly in full effect this hours a family members gather for news at the nearby whitesville elementary school. this mine is operated by performance coal company. performance coal company is a subsidiary of a larger company called massey energy. massey is actually the largest coal producer in central ap lash sha. five rescue teams from massey and conso are on the scene, as well as from the miners health, safety and training. the upper big branch south mine has extra oxygen stashed on escape routes underground. they also reportedly have air-tight refuge chambers that are supposed to be able to keep trapped miners alive for up to four days. if they are underground and can't get out. joining us by phone is ken ward, jr.,
city of west virginia, there has been an explosion. it was this afternoon at the upper big branch south mine. it has left seven miners dead, 19 miners unaccounted for. one injured miner is reportedly in intensive care tonight, and the charleston area medical center says it is preparing for more patients. rescue efforts reportedly in full effect this hours a family members gather for news at the nearby whitesville elementary school. this mine is operated by performance coal company. performance...
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and down over parts of west virginia and virginia. we will see the activity building our way going into tomorrow. so get the umbrellas ready. we will see the low pressure push n bringing us the rain. so temperatures right now 59 in baltimore. and it looks like we will see the temperatures back in the lower 60s tomorrow. but we will see the showers sticking around for about a day or so. closer look at more rain for the weekend coming up in the seven-day forecast. >> coming up. speed cameras and speed space. how they could track you. >> good and bad news for european travelers tonight as flights begin to take off again. details of another bigger eas long as emerging however. >> details of google's cyber attack being revealed. >> that volcano responsible for iceland's ash cloud now shows no signs of stopping. and scientists fear tremors from it could trigger a more dangerous eruption at the nearby catla volcano. ten times stronger and shoot higher and larger plumes of ash into the skies. >> great news, however forks airline passengers in
and down over parts of west virginia and virginia. we will see the activity building our way going into tomorrow. so get the umbrellas ready. we will see the low pressure push n bringing us the rain. so temperatures right now 59 in baltimore. and it looks like we will see the temperatures back in the lower 60s tomorrow. but we will see the showers sticking around for about a day or so. closer look at more rain for the weekend coming up in the seven-day forecast. >> coming up. speed...
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this is a guy who won indiana, north carolina, virginia. he's a democrat and this whole idea of delegitimizing him. >> let me tell you -- >> it speaks to dealing with the election. >> we're about the same. i'm older than you. you talk about your kids today, they don't know what we're talking about. they don't understand the way limbaugh is talking. >> you, i don't think so. >> they think he's one of us. no question about it. if you're out, you're black, you're white, you're in. that's old talk. >> that's -- >> that's your grandparents talking. >> his name and his father and it's all mixed up in some jumble of -- >> you think the limbaugh audience not to knock anyone who listens to radio. he's a great entertainer and he's a smart guy. but could it be that the people listening to him on the radio are mad at their kids because their kids disagree with him? the kids don't think this guy is illegitimate. the kids want the health care bill. the kids voted for them. >> some of them are mad at a lot of things. >> maybe the kids too. >> their boss,
this is a guy who won indiana, north carolina, virginia. he's a democrat and this whole idea of delegitimizing him. >> let me tell you -- >> it speaks to dealing with the election. >> we're about the same. i'm older than you. you talk about your kids today, they don't know what we're talking about. they don't understand the way limbaugh is talking. >> you, i don't think so. >> they think he's one of us. no question about it. if you're out, you're black, you're...
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-- in aldie, virginia. the record is not even close, 95 set back in 1976. today, 59 degrees. ocean city looking at 51. we are under a frost advisory for parts of the area. this will go into effect 1:00 in the morning until 8:00 tomorrow morning, and that includes loudoun, fairfax, spotsylvania, and other areas. for the shenandoah valley, culpepper, rappahannock, tomorrow morning, 8:00. if you have some plants outside, you may want to bring them in. nothing to worry about to the north and east of us, as twins will turn up the atmosphere enough to keep any frost from if -- as the wind will turn up the atmosphere enough -- churn up the atmosphere to keep any frost from us. satellite radar, mostly clear skies. high pressure builds just to the west of us. we will look for a change in wind direction and then warmer temperatures, but tomorrow, a chilly start. with a little frost, you may have to scrape off your windshield. winds of the northwest. tomorrow, temperatures move into the 50's, and by afternoon, daytime
-- in aldie, virginia. the record is not even close, 95 set back in 1976. today, 59 degrees. ocean city looking at 51. we are under a frost advisory for parts of the area. this will go into effect 1:00 in the morning until 8:00 tomorrow morning, and that includes loudoun, fairfax, spotsylvania, and other areas. for the shenandoah valley, culpepper, rappahannock, tomorrow morning, 8:00. if you have some plants outside, you may want to bring them in. nothing to worry about to the north and east...
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right now, we have to go to west virginia and a news conference on the deadly mine disaster. >> i'm going to ask everybody to continue to be respectful. to continue to be respectful. >> congresswoman, who gave you the right or authority to determine whether or not i have to purchase health care? >> wow, another direct question. do i have to buy health care? last week, a democratic congressman was rebuffed by a constituent when he tried to shake her hand. she said -- and hours after health care reform passed, john lewis received this voice mail. it gets much worse and more racist. we'll have the rest of the tape in the rest of the program. i'm joined by david cornyn and also steve cornake. we're looking at an array of inciden incidents, but also, wait until you hear the really racist language directed at john lewis. we have the incident in new hampshire, the one in ft. lauderdale, what looks to be a middle class crowd. is this anger indemic or just the right wing finding another opportunity to complain about a liberal president? >> there is a fringe that is very angry. we don't know how bi
right now, we have to go to west virginia and a news conference on the deadly mine disaster. >> i'm going to ask everybody to continue to be respectful. to continue to be respectful. >> congresswoman, who gave you the right or authority to determine whether or not i have to purchase health care? >> wow, another direct question. do i have to buy health care? last week, a democratic congressman was rebuffed by a constituent when he tried to shake her hand. she said -- and hours...
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and you can see the freezing morning of any cases, virginia. then the sunshine is back on monday and tuesday. and some clouds, they spill back late. there's a good look at the rain that i expect to come back on wednesday. and we're definitely going to have the cloud cover. that really keeps the temperatures back down, held to the 60s. mid-60s i think for everyone. you might squeeze it there. that will be my forecast. going on the national stadium, an evening game. and i'll still see the mild evening. about the 10 hour if you're not with the st. louis and the mets playing. 60s as you head out west. going down towards washington, southern maryland, lower 60s. a little cooler out there. hugging off the atlantic out there. that might bring a few major storm systems. headed our way towards next weekend. also these temperatures on friday, saturday, sunday, whether that system takes a northerly track, we could be lower 70s. i'll be open mystic to keep us warm. that looks fairly like it at this point. >> a little damaging. still a little early. thank y
and you can see the freezing morning of any cases, virginia. then the sunshine is back on monday and tuesday. and some clouds, they spill back late. there's a good look at the rain that i expect to come back on wednesday. and we're definitely going to have the cloud cover. that really keeps the temperatures back down, held to the 60s. mid-60s i think for everyone. you might squeeze it there. that will be my forecast. going on the national stadium, an evening game. and i'll still see the mild...
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. >>> in west virginia, all coal mines are closed today to honor the 29 miners killed at the upper big branch mine. since that explosion, over 30 mines have been visited. the death toll from wednesday's earthquake in china is now more than 1100. chinese state media says another 417 people are still missing. survivors are spending another night outdoors as they wait for aid to arrive near tibet. >>> the fcc filed civil fraud charges against goldman sachs. they say the company and one of the vice presidents defrauded investors by failing to disclose alleged conflicts of interest. of course, it was subprimes widely viewed as having led to the meltdown. the financial crisis. goldman says that those charges are quote, completely unfounded. erin burnette is live at the new york stock exchange. this is a very big deal now. take us through it. >> you're right. it is a big deal. at least for the markets. we're down about 145 points. goldman moved down nearly $20 as a result. here's what it boils down to. one of the people during the financial crisis who profited the most, john paulson, made mil
. >>> in west virginia, all coal mines are closed today to honor the 29 miners killed at the upper big branch mine. since that explosion, over 30 mines have been visited. the death toll from wednesday's earthquake in china is now more than 1100. chinese state media says another 417 people are still missing. survivors are spending another night outdoors as they wait for aid to arrive near tibet. >>> the fcc filed civil fraud charges against goldman sachs. they say the company...
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them friends and work alongside them in the mines, knew them as neighbors, uncles, and across west virginia, let me begin by saying that we have been mourning with you throughout these difficult days. our hearts have been aching with you. we keep our thoughts with the survivors who are recovering and resting at the hospitals and homes. we are thankful for the rescue teams. but our hearts ache alongside you. we are here to memorialize 29 americans. carl accord. jason adtkins. christopher bell. gregory stephen barack. kenneth alan chapman. robert clarke. charles timothy davis. cory davis. elswicmichael elswick. william griffith. steve harrah. edward jones. richardlane. willaim lynch nicholas mccrosky. joe marcum. maynor. james mooney. adam morgan. rex mullins. joshua napper. howard payne. dillard persinger. joel price. deward scott. gary quarles. grover skeens. benny willingham. ricky workman. if any comfort can be found, it can be found by seeking a god that man's our broken hearts and eases our mourning souls. we also remember 29 lives lived. up at 4:30, 5:00 in the morning at the latest, t
them friends and work alongside them in the mines, knew them as neighbors, uncles, and across west virginia, let me begin by saying that we have been mourning with you throughout these difficult days. our hearts have been aching with you. we keep our thoughts with the survivors who are recovering and resting at the hospitals and homes. we are thankful for the rescue teams. but our hearts ache alongside you. we are here to memorialize 29 americans. carl accord. jason adtkins. christopher bell....
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brian mooar is in beckley, west virginia. with a good morning to you, the six miners have been buried but so much more emotion to come. >> reporter: funeral after funeral, members of this community have lost so much but they still have each other. those who have lost are helping others who have lost. today another one of those funerals and there will be many more. today it's a funeral for william roosevelt lynch. he just turned 59 a couple weeks ago, a churchgoing man, a family man, and at the end of the day, he was a miner. his friends were miners. his family miners. and the mining community coming together today to help the lynch family in their darkest hour. the investigation here is just beginning. officials will be gathering in the state tomorrow, state and federal officials will try to reconstruct exactly what happened here. it does look like the buildup of methane gases in this horrific explosion we've heard about, that's pretty obvious but exactly what led up to it, whether there were deficiencies in the ventilation s
brian mooar is in beckley, west virginia. with a good morning to you, the six miners have been buried but so much more emotion to come. >> reporter: funeral after funeral, members of this community have lost so much but they still have each other. those who have lost are helping others who have lost. today another one of those funerals and there will be many more. today it's a funeral for william roosevelt lynch. he just turned 59 a couple weeks ago, a churchgoing man, a family man, and...
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. >> virginia lawmakers have approved a plan for gov. bob mcdonnell to cut abortion funding from the commonwealth. in a close vote, they voted to block state funding for abortion except in cases of rape or of the life of the mother is at risk. some people could cash in on a program to encourage people to buy energy-efficient appliances. $5.4 million has been committed to the program in maryland. the va has $7.4 million committed. the program kicks off next month. officials building the new silver line at dulles international say it is costing more than expected. the cost could mean higher fees for phyllis commuters. -- dulles commuters. and coming up on abc7 news at noon, the president heads to wall street with a message for bankers and brokers. get ready for more oversight. a preview, coming up. then powerful testing on a student who is accused of passing private e-mails. we will be right back. passing private e-mails. we will be right back. >> president obama is delivering a message to bankers and brokers in new york city, get ready fo
. >> virginia lawmakers have approved a plan for gov. bob mcdonnell to cut abortion funding from the commonwealth. in a close vote, they voted to block state funding for abortion except in cases of rape or of the life of the mother is at risk. some people could cash in on a program to encourage people to buy energy-efficient appliances. $5.4 million has been committed to the program in maryland. the va has $7.4 million committed. the program kicks off next month. officials building the...
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host: of first call comes from lynchburg, virginia. caller: good morning. i would like to make a statement. i am noticing that mark potok and a lot of these lower-level interest groups would prefer to identify the kirch -- the christians and the extremists on the right side, but i hope that your organization works as wel >> caller: i hope this organization works well at green peace and other organizations and extremist islamics as well. let's remember people are anti-immigration, we're against people who come into this country illegally. if you come in illegally, you are just as guilty. >> host: i'm sorry for cutting you off. mark potok, go ahead. >> guest: there isn't much of an extreme left. our focus has been on the radical right. really around the 14th amendment, and equality and for the law. that said, we do cover and have covered the -- a bit of the extreme left that does exist. that is the ecoterrorist. that may not be the best description. i'm talking about the animal liberation, earth liberation front. we've written a lot about those groups. those
host: of first call comes from lynchburg, virginia. caller: good morning. i would like to make a statement. i am noticing that mark potok and a lot of these lower-level interest groups would prefer to identify the kirch -- the christians and the extremists on the right side, but i hope that your organization works as wel >> caller: i hope this organization works well at green peace and other organizations and extremist islamics as well. let's remember people are anti-immigration, we're...
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. >>> for more on this let's bring in congressman jim moran of virginia who introduced resolution to protect federal employees. congressman, obviously there are reports of some pretty wild stuff going on around this country as the congressional members are on recess right now. we have a threat on a united states senator. reel this in for a moment. how serious it this in your opinion? >> i think it is serious, ed. the problem is not that there are crazies out there. we know that, but it's being fanned and legitimized, really, by people in the media. it kind of started with ronald reagan back 30 years ago when his theme was that government is not the solution to your problems, government is the problem. and then, of course, his media person roger ailes takes over fox news and they've done very well by appealing to people's base emotions. this like, erickson, would never mention the reason we have a census is so that he and the people in his community can get a fair share of road funds, can be equally represented in the congress, can, you know, we need to know how many people are aware
. >>> for more on this let's bring in congressman jim moran of virginia who introduced resolution to protect federal employees. congressman, obviously there are reports of some pretty wild stuff going on around this country as the congressional members are on recess right now. we have a threat on a united states senator. reel this in for a moment. how serious it this in your opinion? >> i think it is serious, ed. the problem is not that there are crazies out there. we know that,...
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we contacted every school district in northern virginia. we went from arlington to alexandria down over to loudoun, each and every one tells us at this point they have no plans on the books to offer any class like this, even if the state department of education offers the curriculum. they don't see this winding up in elementary classrooms soon. >> i'm sure the debate is not over. >> tom fitzgerald with the story, thank you. >>> let's talk about money in maryland. homeowners won't be paying higher property taxes next year. property owners will pay 11.2 cents per $100 of the full assessed property value, that's for the state. individual counties set their own separate property tax rates. >>> a new effort to help metro close the nearly $190 million budget shortfall, councilman jim gram is saying an increase in the gas tax to help metro. >>> general motors is making good. it's paid back the government billions of dollars from the auto bailout. the auto maker is revealing plans for major investments in two american factories. we have more on gm'
we contacted every school district in northern virginia. we went from arlington to alexandria down over to loudoun, each and every one tells us at this point they have no plans on the books to offer any class like this, even if the state department of education offers the curriculum. they don't see this winding up in elementary classrooms soon. >> i'm sure the debate is not over. >> tom fitzgerald with the story, thank you. >>> let's talk about money in maryland. homeowners...
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bombing, thousands of sick advocates are touting firearms, took part in gun rights rally in northern virginia. i guess it makes them feel better. a couple hundred more protested without their guns on the national mall. hold it right there. here's the thing. why didn't they do this in the last eight years? why now? what has barack obama done? what have the democrats done? what have the liberals done? they don't even know why they're upset. government takeover of health care. is that it? wall street. okay, well figure this out. the democrats want to reel in wall street and the republicans are against it. where do these tea bag nut jobs stand on that one? former alabama minuteman leader mike vanderbow told the crowd armed confrontation should only be used when the government threatens people's lives but he left the door open for violence if people refuse arrest for refusing to buy health insurance. i can't believe i'm quoting this guy tonight. "if i know i'm not going to get a fair trial in federal court, i at least have the right to have an unfair gunfight." he's a smart one, isn't he? this is
bombing, thousands of sick advocates are touting firearms, took part in gun rights rally in northern virginia. i guess it makes them feel better. a couple hundred more protested without their guns on the national mall. hold it right there. here's the thing. why didn't they do this in the last eight years? why now? what has barack obama done? what have the democrats done? what have the liberals done? they don't even know why they're upset. government takeover of health care. is that it? wall...
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heaviest stuff across southern virginia. the northern neck, southern maryland a better chance of seeing more moderate rainfall but we will definitely be dodging rain drops with highs lower 60s. yesterday around 670. tomorrow 70 with an afternoon shower possible. grab the jacket, some rain moving in here at the bus stop. 40s and 50s with sunrise 6:25. in 12 minutes. tonight or this afternoon cloudy and cool with showers and light rain. highs 60. the showers around this evening and will taper off by if not before midnight. 45 to 50 for the lows and winds to the west at five. picking up tomorrow from the northwest. 40s and 50s so warmer than it has been. cumberland 41. manassas 48, fredericksburg and national 54. the warm spot is annapolis and pax river 56 and winds light at three miles an hour. the seven-day forecast, today 61 with showers off and on. mild tomorrow. an afternoon shower is possible, 70. near 70 on friday. low 70s on saturday. but in the afternoon and evening showers may be moving in. the morning will be okay if
heaviest stuff across southern virginia. the northern neck, southern maryland a better chance of seeing more moderate rainfall but we will definitely be dodging rain drops with highs lower 60s. yesterday around 670. tomorrow 70 with an afternoon shower possible. grab the jacket, some rain moving in here at the bus stop. 40s and 50s with sunrise 6:25. in 12 minutes. tonight or this afternoon cloudy and cool with showers and light rain. highs 60. the showers around this evening and will taper off...
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to virginia beach to norfolk, you do need your umbrella this morning. it should be beautiful this morning. northern plains look pretty good. at least for today denver should be good, and much of texas should be okay, but there will be scattered strong storms as we go throughout the next couple of afternoons. that's a quick look at your wednesday forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. salt lake city, utah, this morning has been seeing some stormy weather mostly to the north of you. so in the rockies, it's kind of the worst of the weather today. raleigh, north carolina, showers and storms also for you. well, we'll take a look at where more of that wet weather is located when i come back. >> all right. thank you, bill. >>> well, apple delivers, delta sees brighter skies, and proof you really can advertise anywhere. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, talk about therapy material, kim kardashian wishes she hadn't posed for "playboy" and blames her mom. >>> the celtics roll without kevin garnett, the ne
to virginia beach to norfolk, you do need your umbrella this morning. it should be beautiful this morning. northern plains look pretty good. at least for today denver should be good, and much of texas should be okay, but there will be scattered strong storms as we go throughout the next couple of afternoons. that's a quick look at your wednesday forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. salt lake city, utah, this morning has been seeing some stormy weather mostly to the...
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in virginia, the governor has no say. local board members are appointed by the various virginia cities and counties that metro runs in. these three executives want more power over the metro board. >> it's time to be a little bit more hands on and we'll be working to either legislate it or -- >> reporter: the three executives also want inperson periodic meetings with metro's interim general manager and they want to strengthent tristate oversight committee. metro riders are dubious about increased oversight from the areas' three achieve executives. >> i'm not convinced by injecting themselves personally they're going to have much of an impact. presumably there's a lot of experts that are already involved in one way or another. hard to imagine that's going to do a lot. >> reporter: other passengers welcome the idea of more oversight and want the three executives to use metro's trains. >> they need to ride on it and see what is going on. they're a lot of things going on. they'll see themselves instead of people telling them.
in virginia, the governor has no say. local board members are appointed by the various virginia cities and counties that metro runs in. these three executives want more power over the metro board. >> it's time to be a little bit more hands on and we'll be working to either legislate it or -- >> reporter: the three executives also want inperson periodic meetings with metro's interim general manager and they want to strengthent tristate oversight committee. metro riders are dubious...
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take away virginia. move north. >> uh-huh. >> that's been the republican strategy for a generation. it began with this group, by the way, that first met in 1969. the southern republican leadership conference. that's really where it began with a guy named clark read, a mississippian who is still there and very enthusiastic, by the way, about the republicans' chances this year. >> he's still there? >> very much so. >> a young party. they seem to be the heart of the republican party right now. you throw in ron paul and the what do you call them, not the secessionists -- but the libertari libertarians. thank you for joining us. good reporting down there. i want to know did they like you? >> i don't know, chris. i don't factor that in. just so they don't throw me out. >> it's not the love boat. >> it's not. >> thank you, howard fineman. thank you, gene robinson. >>> coming up, a battle is brew the new opening of course. ing over the supreme court. john paul stevens leaving. are republicans forming for a fight? o they want a filibuster? >>> harry reid is on track to set a new record, by w
take away virginia. move north. >> uh-huh. >> that's been the republican strategy for a generation. it began with this group, by the way, that first met in 1969. the southern republican leadership conference. that's really where it began with a guy named clark read, a mississippian who is still there and very enthusiastic, by the way, about the republicans' chances this year. >> he's still there? >> very much so. >> a young party. they seem to be the heart of the...
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rescuers on the scene of a deadly mine explosion in raleigh county, west virginia. at least six people are confirmed dead. roughly two dozen miners are still trapped. we'll follow the breaking story and bring you updates throughout this hour on msnbc. >>> coming up, michael steele threw down the race card today and the white house is calling his bluff with a great comment. the reverend al sharpton will be here to break it down at the bottom of the hour. >>> plus, tiger is taking augusta by the tail. he was one smooth operator today in front of the reporters. he was a standup guy, i thought. staring down questions about performance-enhancing drugs and all of his personal issues. we'll get to that with steven a. smith tonight. he'll be here to see if he made the cut, that's coming up in the "playbook." >>> and a red state hater crash burns in the "zone." you won't want to miss this one. flirting with the taliban. what's that all about? stay with us. ♪ well, look who's here. it's ellen. hey, mayor white. how you doing? great. come on in. would you like to see our new
rescuers on the scene of a deadly mine explosion in raleigh county, west virginia. at least six people are confirmed dead. roughly two dozen miners are still trapped. we'll follow the breaking story and bring you updates throughout this hour on msnbc. >>> coming up, michael steele threw down the race card today and the white house is calling his bluff with a great comment. the reverend al sharpton will be here to break it down at the bottom of the hour. >>> plus, tiger is...
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but were routinely refused in virginia. victims advocates fought for this change and said the meetings can be restored for both the victims and the attacker. >>> audit released today found that maryland agencies lack the resources to fight pollution in the chesapeake bay. maryland attorney general says more staffing and funds are needed to prosecuted those that dump waste in the bay. he says the current fines and penalties do not seem to be enough to stop those who pollute. the audit was based on visits to the st. mary's and lower susquehanna rivers. >>> news 4 your health, could talking too much on your cell phone cause you to develop cancer in 15 years? today the largest study ever to look at links between cell phones and help was launched in europe. doreen gentzler joins with us more on this. >> this is a question a lot of us wonder about and this study is different because it is going to focus on long-term effects of cell phone use as well as cell phone behavior like where you carry your phone or even how often you use
but were routinely refused in virginia. victims advocates fought for this change and said the meetings can be restored for both the victims and the attacker. >>> audit released today found that maryland agencies lack the resources to fight pollution in the chesapeake bay. maryland attorney general says more staffing and funds are needed to prosecuted those that dump waste in the bay. he says the current fines and penalties do not seem to be enough to stop those who pollute. the audit...
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let's move into virginia, westbound i-66. a couple slow spots from the beltway to 123. you are looking at an extra 10 to 15 minutes and again on the brakes from route 29 in centerville towards route 234. moving back towards the maps, your general slow spot from the beltway up past powder mill road and looking at northbound i-270, we have delays. back to you. >> all right dave, thanks for that. now for a check on the weather and topper, what is the update? >> here's the deal. this is average today and sometimes average is good. we'll take you out with the almanac. you can access this on our website. 69 and 47 goes in the books. it's close. 68 and 47 are the averages. 94 the record. we'll come back and tell you when the rain and showers move in. >> why sarah palin may be going to court, and waiting for loved ones. all the drifting volcanic ash above europe. we talk to a woman who and finally getting her homecoming. >> but first, remembering a civil rights legend. dr. dorothy height. >>> president obama calls her the god mother of the civil rights movement. bruce leshan re
let's move into virginia, westbound i-66. a couple slow spots from the beltway to 123. you are looking at an extra 10 to 15 minutes and again on the brakes from route 29 in centerville towards route 234. moving back towards the maps, your general slow spot from the beltway up past powder mill road and looking at northbound i-270, we have delays. back to you. >> all right dave, thanks for that. now for a check on the weather and topper, what is the update? >> here's the deal. this is...
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and virginia. stick around. so heading to the doctor uh... yeah? you gonna ask him this time? about what? our erectile dysfunction. shh...no...i don't want to talk about it. look, you're not alone, millions of men with ed have talked to their doctors. i don't know... we can do this. okay... (announcer) talking to your doctor about ed may be the last thing you want to do, but it's definitely a conversation worth having. twenty million men have had their viagra talk. when you're ready for yours... you'll find helpful tips on talking to your doctor at viagra.com ask your doctor if your heart is healthy enough for sex. don't take viagra if you take nitrates for chest pain as it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. side effects may include headache, flushing, upset stomach, and abnormal vision. to avoid long-term injury, seek immediate medical help for an erection lasting more than four hours. stop taking viagra and call your doctor right away if you experience a sudden decrease or loss in vision or hearing. talk to your doctor today... and ask if viagra is right for you. th
and virginia. stick around. so heading to the doctor uh... yeah? you gonna ask him this time? about what? our erectile dysfunction. shh...no...i don't want to talk about it. look, you're not alone, millions of men with ed have talked to their doctors. i don't know... we can do this. okay... (announcer) talking to your doctor about ed may be the last thing you want to do, but it's definitely a conversation worth having. twenty million men have had their viagra talk. when you're ready for...
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the next batch of high clouds are just getting into southwestern west virginia. rapidly falling temperatures after sunset. those 60's iran parkland and into edgewood now. 63 at cambridge. it -- a low 60's around the parkland and into edgewood now. frost advisories are out through southern pennsylvania and the shenandoah valley. i would not be surprised if some of the low-lying areas c. frost tomorrow morning low 30's -- see some frost tomorrow morning. below 30's tomorrow morning. a week weather disturbance passing through tomorrow morning and another when taking shape out of the rockies -- another one just now taking shape out of the rockies. there is a powerful storm that we may see for the weekend. in the meantime, cooler tomorrow morning, a few high clouds in the afternoon, showers in west virginia. the showers start to push into western maryland wednesday morning. finally pushing off the coast wednesy night with skies expected to clear up again heading into thursday. 63 tomorrow, another day with seasonable -- seasonal temperatures. around the bay, a chilly
the next batch of high clouds are just getting into southwestern west virginia. rapidly falling temperatures after sunset. those 60's iran parkland and into edgewood now. 63 at cambridge. it -- a low 60's around the parkland and into edgewood now. frost advisories are out through southern pennsylvania and the shenandoah valley. i would not be surprised if some of the low-lying areas c. frost tomorrow morning low 30's -- see some frost tomorrow morning. below 30's tomorrow morning. a week...
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. >>> all 29 bodies of the west virginia coal miners killed last week in the worst u.s. mine disaster since 1970 have been recovered. a spokesperson for the state of west virginia says the last bodies were removed from the upper big branch mine very early this morning. federal investigators are now looking into what caused that blast. >>> police are launching a full investigation after new video surfaced of three police officers in prince george's coun county, maryland beating a student last night. showing them using batons beating the student after a basketball game. the student had been charged with assaulting officers on horseback and their horses. an attorney for the student released the video after charges had been dropped. prosecutors are launching a criminal investigation. so far one officer has been suspended, the other two will be suspended pending identification. >>> the professor accused of killing three of her colleagues in an alabama campus shooting two months ago now faces a new probe in her brother's shooting death. the official inquest began just this mor
. >>> all 29 bodies of the west virginia coal miners killed last week in the worst u.s. mine disaster since 1970 have been recovered. a spokesperson for the state of west virginia says the last bodies were removed from the upper big branch mine very early this morning. federal investigators are now looking into what caused that blast. >>> police are launching a full investigation after new video surfaced of three police officers in prince george's coun county, maryland beating...
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route 29 in virginia nickname the seminole trail? is there actually a seminole connection that is a good yes. >> i thought the seminoles were just down in florida. >> that is where they hail from. the seam know indians. we did research and the research of the history of of our state and strat highways is very interesting an confused because at some point, if you think about t when these trails first developed and then road and highways, it would be different from state to state. you would be in one state, it welcome back nice road and you get in the next state, no one is keeping it up. it has a different name and all that kind of stuff. as far as route 29 goes, it does go walt way to florida. no one knows why it is known as the seminole trail. i do want to read from one web site that says a 1928 act known as senate bill 64 gave the route its name but it gives no reason of why or who suggested the name. it is thought that the road was named such to attract tourists to florida. because it does go down to pensacola, florida as you can s
route 29 in virginia nickname the seminole trail? is there actually a seminole connection that is a good yes. >> i thought the seminoles were just down in florida. >> that is where they hail from. the seam know indians. we did research and the research of the history of of our state and strat highways is very interesting an confused because at some point, if you think about t when these trails first developed and then road and highways, it would be different from state to state. you...
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there was also a gun rights rally at a national park in virginia. congress recently passed a bill making it legal to carry guns property in virginia. our peggy fox reports. >> i'm sure a lot of our words today will be twisted and planted. >> reporter: right at start, a speaker barbed the media even though there were more media than gun rights advocates who were becoming first demonstrators to carry guns in a national park. >> people exercising the second amendment right because if we don't, it will be taken away eventually. >> they rallied at graphic ry point next to national airport and across from the nation's capital where gun laws are far more strict than in virginia. even though it's legal to carry a fully-loaded weapon out here, the organizers agreed to have their people strap their rifles to their back, unloaded. >> reporter: but their handguns were loaded. it's a sight that angered them. >> to do this on the 15th anniversary oklahoma city bombings is disgraceful. >> the idea they want to intimidate us. >> reporter: she's referring to mike va
there was also a gun rights rally at a national park in virginia. congress recently passed a bill making it legal to carry guns property in virginia. our peggy fox reports. >> i'm sure a lot of our words today will be twisted and planted. >> reporter: right at start, a speaker barbed the media even though there were more media than gun rights advocates who were becoming first demonstrators to carry guns in a national park. >> people exercising the second amendment right...
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richmond, virginia. height grew up to become a founding matriarch of the american civil rights movement. her crusade for racial justice and gender equality spanned more than six decades. dorothy height was 98 years old when she died overnight tha s kt perse. >> she was spiritually mature enough not to hold grudges. and not to hold anger. but to keep on pushing until men got the idea. they did. >> reporter: howard university hospital says dr. height passed away at 3:41 this morning from natural causes. but at age 98 those close to dr. height say she lived a full life never letting obstacles stand in her way. >> she spoke for women and if people remember she was part of what they called part of the big six. five men and dr. height. her presence said to us that we could be wherever we wanted to be. >> reporter: it was our mission to bring women to the forefront of american society. for 40 years she served as the president of the national council of negro women. she was a key figure in desegregating schools
richmond, virginia. height grew up to become a founding matriarch of the american civil rights movement. her crusade for racial justice and gender equality spanned more than six decades. dorothy height was 98 years old when she died overnight tha s kt perse. >> she was spiritually mature enough not to hold grudges. and not to hold anger. but to keep on pushing until men got the idea. they did. >> reporter: howard university hospital says dr. height passed away at 3:41 this morning...
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. >> not much from virginia state police. prince william and stafford county, you cannot see much because of the fog. police are not working anything on 95, 395, or 66. let's look at 270 southbound approaching 109. we had a crash before 109, but that's gone. delays are on 85 getting to 80. there was another crash and that's on the beltway. 50, route 1, rhode island avenue are good alternates instead of the baltimore washington parkway. >> thank you for that. >>> breaking news from temple hillel. two prince george's county sheriff's deputies were involved in an overnight shooting at a nightclub. kathy park is joining us by phone. what can you tell us? >> according to the prince george's county sheriff's department, we understand that a fight broke out in the parking lot right in front of club elite on brinkley road in temple hill. this happened around 1:00 in the morning. the three men were involved in the scuffle. two sheriff's deputies working part-time at the club were trying to break up the fight. one of the suspects tried
. >> not much from virginia state police. prince william and stafford county, you cannot see much because of the fog. police are not working anything on 95, 395, or 66. let's look at 270 southbound approaching 109. we had a crash before 109, but that's gone. delays are on 85 getting to 80. there was another crash and that's on the beltway. 50, route 1, rhode island avenue are good alternates instead of the baltimore washington parkway. >> thank you for that. >>> breaking...
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the senator from virginia had a dream. he realized early on, i think he started with maybe $5,000 and might have lost that very quickly i think and then had to reload again and figure out a way with small amounts of money to create a great company and he did that, and he did it over and over and over again. and the reason he was able to do that was in this country, we have the ability to bring capital together around entrepreneurs. you don't have to be born in this country with a silver spoon in your mouth. i know that i started exactly the same way, with $8,000 when i was 25 years old. you have the ability in this country to have a dream and to accumulate ways, build around that dream with capital formation that creates jobs. and, you know, this debate's interesting and i know people can score political points and it's, again, great to take on wall street. but what we've got to be careful of in this debate is that we're not cutting our nose off to spite our face. the fact is that what makes this country great is all the -
the senator from virginia had a dream. he realized early on, i think he started with maybe $5,000 and might have lost that very quickly i think and then had to reload again and figure out a way with small amounts of money to create a great company and he did that, and he did it over and over and over again. and the reason he was able to do that was in this country, we have the ability to bring capital together around entrepreneurs. you don't have to be born in this country with a silver spoon...
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down through virginia, we've only had a few high clouds come through the area today. so mostly clear conditions here. we'll have more sunshine coming your way tomorrow, but not by midweek. we've got a storm system for midweek. at 43 degrees starting out, you're likely to start your morning tomorrow at about 44. and about 39. up about one or two degrees. the morning temperature in montgomery county, around gaithersburg, your high today was 66 and 64 degrees now. not necessarily here across the nation. 81 degrees currently and 85 in phoenix. relatively cool conditions. high heat is going to move in. showers coming our way about midweek. through areas of florida, cape canaveral seeing the showers and storms, delaying the landing of space shuttle discovery. and see the system there coming through arkansas, areas of mississippi. that's the low pressure system that will be scooting this way, giving us some showers by midweek. i think about noontime. there's some high clouds across the area coming our way through tomorrowxd morning and througho the day. that's tuesday late,
down through virginia, we've only had a few high clouds come through the area today. so mostly clear conditions here. we'll have more sunshine coming your way tomorrow, but not by midweek. we've got a storm system for midweek. at 43 degrees starting out, you're likely to start your morning tomorrow at about 44. and about 39. up about one or two degrees. the morning temperature in montgomery county, around gaithersburg, your high today was 66 and 64 degrees now. not necessarily here across the...
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issue two, we'll head over to northern virginia. had the accident 95 northbound, the left side of your screen between lorton and newington. authorities putting the wraps on that that has northbound traffic backed up. right side of your screen is southbound traffic crawling from the beltway most of the way to woodbridge due in part to rubber necking in the earlier accident. capital beltway had an accident on the outer loop of the beltway near connecticut avenue. the inner loop that's a typical pattern for the afternoon rush hour which is well under way. barbara, back to you. >> all right, jerry. are you leaving us now. >> i'm going to stay around. >> meanwhile, drivers in virginia, it's going to be a long year. vdot is working on ambitious projects designed to give you a smoother commute. in the meantime, your trip to work will take you a little bit longer. >> between springfield and au ca kwan, extension of the fairfax county parkway and the rail line to dulles, a set of ambitious projects. >> all of these projects are on schedule,
issue two, we'll head over to northern virginia. had the accident 95 northbound, the left side of your screen between lorton and newington. authorities putting the wraps on that that has northbound traffic backed up. right side of your screen is southbound traffic crawling from the beltway most of the way to woodbridge due in part to rubber necking in the earlier accident. capital beltway had an accident on the outer loop of the beltway near connecticut avenue. the inner loop that's a typical...
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. >> this weekend on book tv, from the virginia festival of the book, rebecca skloot. on "after words," ambassador jack matlock. and princeton university professor on invinting the idea of a white race in the history of white people. find the weekend schedule at booktv dorgan follow us on twitter. >> the minute that the wall street firms were in the business of harvesting middle-class americans for their home equity value and making loans to them against it, there was a natural risk of abuse. >> sunday, michael lewis on the subprime mortgage crisis, his latest "the big shore." michael lewis at 8:00 p.m. eastern and pacific on c-span. >> here's a discussion on the federal budget with house majority leader steny hoyer, david walker and others. we'll hear about how the new health care law may impact the deficit, from the university of maryland in college park. this is an hour and 45 minutes. >> could afternoon. >> good afternoon, on behalf of the maryland school of public well, steny hoyer is a man of his word. he is here. his passion and determination were key to making
. >> this weekend on book tv, from the virginia festival of the book, rebecca skloot. on "after words," ambassador jack matlock. and princeton university professor on invinting the idea of a white race in the history of white people. find the weekend schedule at booktv dorgan follow us on twitter. >> the minute that the wall street firms were in the business of harvesting middle-class americans for their home equity value and making loans to them against it, there was a...
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terry mccarthy, cbs news, ashburn, virginia. >> rodriquez: and you can go to the internet to find all the story in this series. cbsnews,.com. and please tell us where you stand on the issues we're covering. we'll have more news next, and later, an angst anti-occupation, but does it have a future in the 21st century? glog today, earth day furniture 40, and a new cbs news poll shows americans have big concerns about the future of our planet. nearly half expect the environment to be in worst shape for the next generation. only 16% think it will improve, while a third say it will stay the same. 190 countries held earth day events today. in florida a 200-pound turtle named pal was returned to the sea. over 5,000 parisians created this human tree. and in geruse lem, a light show on the walls of the old city. the power of mother nature brought air travel in europe to a standstill but more than a week after that vol volcano in iceland created a cloud of ash, things are getting back to normal. today up to 29,000 flights were expected in and out of europe, which is the usual number. however, it
terry mccarthy, cbs news, ashburn, virginia. >> rodriquez: and you can go to the internet to find all the story in this series. cbsnews,.com. and please tell us where you stand on the issues we're covering. we'll have more news next, and later, an angst anti-occupation, but does it have a future in the 21st century? glog today, earth day furniture 40, and a new cbs news poll shows americans have big concerns about the future of our planet. nearly half expect the environment to be in worst...
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mid 50s throughout much of virginia and southeastern virginia. mid 50s. a clear sky will be with us throughout the rest of the day with high pressure over the region. so a sunny mild afternoon, not as breezy as it was over the weekend. still a bit of a blustery wind out of the northwest as highs climb into the mid 60s. we'll look at the weekend coming up in a few minutes. barbara. >> thank you. >>> and now steve hirschhorn has an update on our midday traffic. steve? >> we're going to start with the map. you can see three cones. two cork zones on the inner loop of the beltway on either side of the wilson bridge and inner loop at van doren street. in the other direction on the outer loop, also have roadwork there. let's switch you over to montgomery county. there's a work zone here. this is river road near bradley boulevard where you're alternating traffic one lane at a time. springfield not too bad. southbound 95 building back into that work zone. back to you. >> thank you, steve. >>> toyota agreed to pay a record $16.4 million for failing to properly noti
mid 50s throughout much of virginia and southeastern virginia. mid 50s. a clear sky will be with us throughout the rest of the day with high pressure over the region. so a sunny mild afternoon, not as breezy as it was over the weekend. still a bit of a blustery wind out of the northwest as highs climb into the mid 60s. we'll look at the weekend coming up in a few minutes. barbara. >> thank you. >>> and now steve hirschhorn has an update on our midday traffic. steve? >>...